The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-12-09
PakcloU, METALS.
Annual Report of the Director of the Mint,
Showing ,ha, More Geld and Silver was

Annual Report of the director of the Mint,
| Showing that More Geld and Silver was
Receivedffhan for Many Years.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The director of the
mint has su' mtfed to the secretary OF the
| treasury h.s annual report of the operations
| of she m,nts ami assay Offices for the fiscal
year 1857.
Tue value OF the gold and silver received at
the min,s and s.say of: :ea during tine year
was greater thsn IN any previous year since
| 1851 The value Of the gold deposited was
SSs, e2a,G72. In addition there were redeposits
o, the saue Of :l5 1876. The value Of the
silver deposited and purchased was S47, 1865 9lS.
| In addition there were redenoflts of silver
ani rnftag to s45!,1l3. o the gold deposited
S32,973, ,'n7 was uf domestic production, s22,.
| SIT 32S Of foreign gold bullion, S9,s96,5l2 Of
for.l.n geld coir, #2,265,2i9 Of old material.
he co.'s az. oi The .eai yssr ~as as follows:
G I'D, 3,f24,T2l pit oe5; vallc, s22, 1893 ,219.
Silver, d4,23i,3sS nieces; rsiue, s34, ,s6t, 4S3.
MINOR cons, $40 pieces; Value, s9i3,-
G5l. liz addhti III TO the coinage executed
during the y.a-, gold and silver bars we're
sifv r, s8 4Si GIL. The slver bullion purchas-
I'd durnp toe >eNr fer the siiy r dollar coin
a,;e va. 294 3.2 standard ounces OF the
| cost uf $2a,8SS.6!0. The average cost was
81 9S lI1! yer rue ounce. The s<erage Lon
don Price for tn yoar at the sverage rate OF
TX mango was 50 gS lls The nambor OF al
vcr do lars made w.s 33,2fG,S2l. Ten million
n!re hundred and one thoussnd uine hundred
and twenty -2ight si,v.r dcllnrs were dist1i-
nn'e'' from the lnints during the year and 10, =
$4,000 Transferred to the treasury. The
atignmage on the 81 yer dollars coined during
The year wss 81 8 3,55S, snd on the subsidiary
liver 1871, ,T3t The number Of trade dollars
re is,m.d y the treasury OF the cited States
undcr provisions OF the ;ci ct March 5, 1887,
Au-har z'ng their redemption, WAS 7,6S9,0S6.
The nuaber imported from the passage of the
&c 10 September 4, 1857. was S30,561. The
trade dollars redeemed AaTa been transferred
10 the In'uts CT the assay I'll i.e at New York
md melted into bars for coinage. Tie loss
by alr'slon VIVA 4,o21,5,9 standard ounccs,
! Equivalent TO As G6l trade dollars. If the
trade dollars rete' md are coined into sub
aid.sry si!yr, the prcst exclusive
o5erst.vc wastag', WILL be
63l,514. If coined into standard sill
or iollars, 500 O0l. The mint at Philade,-
peia has bgcu taxed to Its utmost capacity to
execute tbs large mlaor coinage demanded Of
itin addition TO the mandatory coinage OF
s;.vsr dtl.srs. Notwitas ia, ding the large
uumber OF pi c.s struck he demand for minor
cot1s is ssh tsr boy md the capacity OF ,hc
mat to promptly I'LL the orders. The ex-
psnr' ure r tne service Of the pirts and as,
say i'll cs during the year was $l,iS9,5N9.
'te expense OF ihe acid rchncries was :lG5,.
s3T, gGnst an esrnira OF sli5 25S. TIE tota
-araiHgs from al sources emounted to S.. S;2,-
SlA, old the total exierses and losses of al
atadS 10 Sl,437, 49,. Value of the gold and
liver ba;s isSt;cd from the Un,te,l States as
say flee ~ New York and the mint at Phiis.
clt,ha for use IN the industria! arts durine
the yesr was 70 J9S,7lo gold ard si,47l ,Glt
.tiver The dlrecIor estimates the Stock OF
rNin IN The CaitcG Statca 10 nave been on the
1t Of JGlv, 1887, gnlc, S5t9,e05 ,065; silver
i3i2, 81 9l6. In edition there was bullion
Ia tue inth,s as follows: Gold, Ss5,5l2 go
silver, si0,455 d51. The Director estimates
he stock Of gold and silver coin in the United
Ssa!e. an n vetnatr l, 1857, to have been
G I'd |574, ,:g7 s5S; silver dollars :2T77 10, 157
u s ,d.ary silver, si5. 75s, lo6.